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Mainstream pundits and conservative talking heads are flooding the news cycle with bad faith coverage of Rep. Rashida Tlaib, joining the clickbait party. Many of them express more outrage over a Democrat cussing than Trump’s cruel policies and corruption.
Thursday saw the historic swearing-in of the most diverse Congress ever. Voters in November elected record numbers of women, people of color, and LGBTQ+ individuals to represent, and this freshman class has proved that they are ready to hit the ground running and shake things up in Washington. It was a day full of hope and progress, a beacon of light in otherwise tumultuous times.
So naturally, the political discourse became a hot mess on Friday.
On Thursday night, hours after being sworn in, Rep. Rashida Tlaib of Michigan was filmed telling a group of supporters that Democrats will “impeach the motherfucker,” with regard to Donald Trump. And of course, because political punditry in this country loves nothing more than to clutch their pearls at impoliteness (dehumanizing and sometimes fatal immigration policies, and honest to god sexual assault are apparently, still acceptable), this statement overwhelmed the discourse over the last couple days.
Rep. Tlaib took the politics of Washington deeper down the drain. Elected leaders should elevate, not degrade, our public discourse.
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There should be no place in politics for language like this. Pointing out that the President also speaks crudely is no defense. We should be better. politico.com/story/2019/01/…
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